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Omicron infection linked with common respiratory illness in children: Study
Infection with the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is associated with a common respiratory illness in young children, known as croup, a previously unrecognised complication of COVID-19, according to a study. The observational study, […]
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Indian-origin physician Ashish Jha is Biden’s COVID-19 response chief
WASHINGTON D.C. (TIP): Ashish Jha, an Indian-origin physician and public health specialist from Brown University, has been appointed the new White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator. Dr. Jha will replace Jeff Zeints, who has led the […]
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Omicron sub-lineage BA.2 variant under investigation in UK
The UK health authorities on Friday said they will be conducting further analysis into a sub-lineage of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 after designating it a variant under investigation (VUI). The UK Health Security Agency […]
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Omicron wave is wake-up call about need to vaccinate the world, say Hill Democrats, experts
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Senior administration officials, public health experts and Democrats say that the omicron wave has illustrated gaps in the U.S. global coronavirus strategy, warning that low-income nations are particularly vulnerable to the virus […]
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Centers For Disease Control (CDC) urges citizens to wear ‘most protective mask’
Administration toship 500 million COVID-19 tests for free WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday, January 14, revised its guidance for Americans on wearing masks to protect against […]
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Omicron 105% more transmissible than Delta, say French scientists
The Omicron Covid-19 variant may be 105 per cent more transmissible than Delta, according to a research by French scientists. The study, published on the medRxiv site and yet to be peer-reviewed, analysed 131,478 tests […]
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Omicron surge could differ per country: WHO
Top World Health Organization official says low hospitalization and death rates in South Africa due to the omicron variant cannot be considered a template for how the variant will fare as it surges in other […]
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Germany mulls new Covid restrictions as Omicron advances
Berlin (TIP): Germany’s leaders are set to consider possible new restrictions and changes to quarantine rules on January 7 as the new Omicron variant advances quickly. Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the country’s 16 state governors […]
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Weak testing, data outage leave Brazil ‘in the dark’ as Omicron advances
Rio de Janeiro (TIP): Insufficient testing for Covid-19 and a data blackout caused by hackers have left Brazil in the dark as it grapples with a wave of infections from the Omicron coronavirus variant, health […]
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Omicron has a greater capacity to bind with human cells: Study
Even as the newly reported Omicron variant is poised to replace Delta as the dominant variant across the world, a study led by an Indian-origin researcher shows that many mutations in the variant allow it […]
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Omicron infects 70 times faster but is less severe, says study
The yet-to-be peer-reviewed study provides the first information on how the novel variant of concern infects human respiratory tract BEIJING (TIP): The Omicron variant of coronavirus infects and multiplies 70 times faster than Delta and […]